' The petitioner has approached this Court by filing the instant petition for issuance of a direction to respondent No,1 for registration of a criminal case against the offenders named therein for allegedly having committed certain cognizable offences against her.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that she approached the S.S.P. Sheikhupura for getting a criminal case registered against the wrong doers through her application which was made over by him to respondent No,1 on 14-2-2001 for its disposal, but respondent No,1 did not care a fig for the said order.
3. It may be pointed out that every information pertaining to commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to an officer incharge of police station, shall be reduced into writing by him or under his direction, and be read over to the informant and that every such information whether given in writing or reduced into writing, as aforesaid, shall be signed by the person, giving it and the substance thereof shall be entered in a book to be kept by such officer in such form as the Provincial Government may prescribe in this behalf. It is a common complaint these days that the police officers exhibit maximum negligence and commit flagrant violation of law by not registering the criminal cases with respect to cognizable offences. Negligence or refusal by police officer competent in the matter to register the F.I.R. exposes himself to action under section 29 of the Police Act, 1861. The police is under obligation to register the case under section 154, Cr.P.C.
Sometimes, there is excessive and unwarranted delay in registering the cases. Delay, which occurs in registration of a case, bears adverse effects on the case itself, so possible measures shall have to be adopted to eradicate this common complaint.
4. Transmit a copy of this petition alongwith Annexures to respondent No,1 who will look into the matter personally, call both the sides to the police station to know actual state of affairs and if accusations are found to be cent percent correct, then to proceed further in the matter as envisaged by the relevant provisions of law. He likes an upright straightforward, efficient, laborious and impartial police officer shall by himself adjudge the desirability of registration of the case. He shall act well his part to ensure justice to both the sides.
5. It may additionally be remarked here that if false information is furnished by her with an intent to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury of another person/persons, then provisions of section 182, P.P.C. May safely be availed by him.
6. This petition is disposed of with the above directions.